'''Cotman''' was the son of [[Cottar]], and an ancestor of the [[Cotton Family|Cottons]] of [[Bywater]]. Cotman was apparently not a wealthy [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] - his name means 'cottage dweller', meaning that he lived in a particularly small [[Hobbit-holes|Hobbit-hole]]. He married [[Rose Greenhand]], the daughter of [[Holman the greenhanded]], and their son (also called [[Holman Cotton|Holman]]) was the first Hobbit to use the family-name of Cotton.

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| image=[[File:Liz Danforth - Cotman.jpg|250px]]

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| name=Cotman

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| othernames=[[Hlothram]]

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| birth={{SR|1260}}

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| family=[[Cotton Family|Cotton]]

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| parentage=[[Cottar]]

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| siblings=[[Carl (Son of Cottar)|Carl]]

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| spouse=[[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]]

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| children=[[Holman Cotton]]

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'''Cotman''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]].

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==History==

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Cotman was born in {{SR|1260}}, the son of Cottar. He had one brother named [[Carl (Son of Cottar)|Carl]]. They were ancestors of the [[Cotton Family|Cottons]] of [[Bywater]].

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He married [[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]], the daughter of [[Holman the greenhanded]], and their son (also called [[Holman Cotton|Holman]]) was the first Hobbit to use the family-name of Cotton.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

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==Etymology==

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The name ''Cotman'' is a translation of [[Westron]] '''''Hlothram''''', derived from ''[[hlothram(a)]]''.<ref>{{App|Translation}}, note on "Gamgee"</ref>

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''Cotman'' is also a real-life surname, of similar meaning.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 755</ref>